Footfall drops as heatwave keeps shoppers away

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Total UK footfall decreased in May as record-breaking late spring temperatures kept customers away.

BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson blamed the fall in footfall on the extreme weather, as well as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and rising inflation.

 

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